INTO THE LABYRINTH. A CASE STUDY OF A THERAPIST’S JOURNEY WITH AN ADULT SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE

INTO THE LABYRINTH. A CASE STUDY OF A THERAPIST’S JOURNEY WITH AN ADULT SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE

This case study describes the therapeutic journey of a client who suffered serious sexual and physical abuse from toddlerhood to adolescence. It considers challenges and ethical issues in the therapeutic partnership with an abuse survivor, exploring the importance of the theoretical framework and o...

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Main Author: Pamela Stocker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Integrative Psychotherapy Association 2014-11-01
Series:International Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy
Subjects:
childhood sexual abuse
therapeutic relationship
gestalt
creative interventions
metaphor and myth
power and autonomy
Online Access:http://www.integrative-journal.com/index.php/ijip/article/download/93/61
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INTO THE LABYRINTH. A CASE STUDY OF A THERAPIST’S JOURNEY WITH AN ADULT SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE
International Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy
childhood sexual abuse
therapeutic relationship
gestalt
creative interventions
metaphor and myth
power and autonomy
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title INTO THE LABYRINTH. A CASE STUDY OF A THERAPIST’S JOURNEY WITH AN ADULT SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE
title_short INTO THE LABYRINTH. A CASE STUDY OF A THERAPIST’S JOURNEY WITH AN ADULT SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE
title_full INTO THE LABYRINTH. A CASE STUDY OF A THERAPIST’S JOURNEY WITH AN ADULT SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE
title_fullStr INTO THE LABYRINTH. A CASE STUDY OF A THERAPIST’S JOURNEY WITH AN ADULT SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE
title_full_unstemmed INTO THE LABYRINTH. A CASE STUDY OF A THERAPIST’S JOURNEY WITH AN ADULT SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE
title_sort into the labyrinth. a case study of a therapist’s journey with an adult survivor of childhood abuse
publisher International Integrative Psychotherapy Association
series International Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy
issn 2156-9703
publishDate 2014-11-01
description This case study describes the therapeutic journey of a client who suffered serious sexual and physical abuse from toddlerhood to adolescence. It considers challenges and ethical issues in the therapeutic partnership with an abuse survivor, exploring the importance of the theoretical framework and of supervision. Issues of autonomy and power in relation both to therapy and to church pastoral practices receive attention. Central to this therapeutic journey is the role of creative methodology, metaphor and myth in facilitating transformation.
topic childhood sexual abuse
therapeutic relationship
gestalt
creative interventions
metaphor and myth
power and autonomy
url http://www.integrative-journal.com/index.php/ijip/article/download/93/61
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